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The Division of Afghanistan Begins . . . - D. Spires - 2/27/2002 5:00:07 PM
- Afghan perspective - Bowser - 2/27/2002 5:35:02 PM

Islam really needs to start looking at itself soon. - ebnelson - 2/27/2002 10:43:41 AM
- The Gallup poll reveals a shocking and shameful degree of ignorance in the Islamic world - Matt Burley - 2/27/2002 1:07:55 PM
  - Re: The Gallup poll reveals a shocking and shameful degree of ignorance in the Islamic world - Marcia - 2/27/2002 3:19:31 PM
- I'm not sure it's established that Islam is to blame. - alcaray - 2/27/2002 11:41:48 AM
  - Re: Believe it or not, Islam is not a country . . . - D. Spires - 2/27/2002 2:34:22 PM
    - I was attempting to speak to it as culture, described as a normal curve distribution of ideas - ebnelson - 2/27/2002 5:25:39 PM
  - Re: I'm not sure it's established that Islam is to blame. - Tom Brosz - 2/27/2002 11:51:12 AM
    - How many Muslims live in India? And how big was the mob? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 2/27/2002 12:11:55 PM
      - I was thinking of other countries and incidents besides just this one. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/27/2002 1:04:35 PM

A Bush too far - Cato - 2/26/2002 7:56:01 PM
- More used food from windy Lindy. I notice that phony Pacifica journalist is now convinced that Bush is simply at war over oil. - ebnelson - 2/27/2002 4:01:03 PM
  - More used food from windy Lindy - Lindy - 2/27/2002 4:30:47 PM
    - Cato was Clouseaus' man-servant (n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 2/27/2002 5:11:15 PM
- Re: A Bush too far - Bowser - 2/26/2002 8:17:55 PM
  - Re: A Bush too far - p - 2/26/2002 9:04:03 AM
    - Re: A Bush too far - FrankC - 2/26/2002 11:02:31 AM
- French Pipeline book - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 9:45:35 AM

Emerging Bush Doctrine Reshaping U.S. Strategy . . . - D. Spires - 2/27/2002 2:29:41 PM
- "no other comparable interest" Amen to that n/t (n/t) - McFly - 2/27/2002 4:41:05 PM

Argentine Collapse Could Destroy Mercosur . . . - D. Spires - 2/27/2002 2:29:01 PM

Terrorist masterminds or Three Stooges? - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 9:54:50 AM
- Who's dumb? - Bowser - 2/26/2002 11:33:58 AM
  - Actually a good point in there, Bowser: never underestimate your enemy. - ebnelson - 2/27/2002 1:25:51 PM
  - If they are so smart - FrankC - 2/26/2002 5:56:58 PM
    - Re: If they are so smart - Bowser - 2/26/2002 6:33:41 PM
      - 1,000 of them? - FrankC - 2/27/2002 9:01:44 AM
- Re: For those who hate logging into a newswire service . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 11:09:19 AM
- "I think they took their best shot."..Olly North (n/t) (n/t) - RobVg - 2/26/2002 11:07:58 AM

U.S. Getting Heat Over Presence in Georgia . . . - D. Spires - 2/27/2002 11:16:02 AM
- Re: U.S. Getting Heat Over Presence in Georgia . . . - Marcia - 2/27/2002 1:17:15 PM

Enron's Skilling: ‘I Didn't Lie . . .’ - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 9:10:57 AM
- On their limited behalf - - - - Bowser - 2/26/2002 10:43:00 AM
  - Your close to the truth - Scott - 2/26/2002 10:51:35 AM
    - Reminds me of this... - Marcia - 2/26/2002 12:35:23 PM
    - Re: You're close to the truth - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 12:07:55 PM
      - Re: You're close to the truth - Scott - 2/27/2002 11:55:17 AM
- Pride is a fall. Skilling has fallen very far. n/t - ebnelson - 2/26/2002 10:13:51 AM
- I had a good cynical laugh today... - Larry J - 2/26/2002 9:22:47 AM
  - Me, too. - Bowser - 2/26/2002 11:11:09 AM
    - Re: Me, too. - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 12:09:59 PM

U.S. Action Against Iraq in Next Six Months Unlikely . . . - D. Spires - 2/27/2002 11:08:43 AM

U.S. Government Seeking DNA Samples from bin Laden's Family . . . - D. Spires - 2/27/2002 11:01:48 AM

Colombia: War . . . ! - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 9:47:10 AM
- The Pre-Programmed War has Started . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 5:03:47 PM
  - Goon Squads? - Lindy - 2/26/2002 7:54:34 PM
- It is odd that Russia invaded Chechnya with much less provocation - ebnelson - 2/25/2002 2:58:06 PM
- Colombia's Civil War Entrenches United States . . . - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 1:41:44 PM
- Colombia: Government Moves To Retake DMZ . . . - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 1:27:44 PM
- Re: Ingrid - Raoul - 2/25/2002 10:58:50 AM
  - Guerrillas Hold Colombian Candidate . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 4:51:38 PM
  - Tragic! - Bowser - 2/25/2002 3:39:46 PM
    - My wife described a similar situation in the Philippines - Larry J - 2/26/2002 2:53:54 PM
      - Yep! - Bowser - 2/26/2002 8:41:40 PM
        
        Re: Yep! - Lindy - 2/26/2002 7:37:48 PM

Congressman Denounces USA Patriot Act - Lindy - 2/26/2002 8:15:47 PM
- the day such Congressmen are silenced... - McFly - 2/26/2002 4:24:09 PM
- Re: Congressman Denounces USA Patriot Act - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 10:22:54 AM

Work On Military Commission Framework Continues . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 7:56:57 PM

Iraqi WMD Threat Grows, Detection Difficult . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 7:52:35 PM

Technology Makes it Easier for Rogue States to Get Anthrax . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 7:48:37 PM

Olympic Games - Raoul - 2/25/2002 7:37:57 PM
- Re: Olympic Games - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 8:28:00 PM
- Blood Letting - Lindy - 2/25/2002 7:43:39 PM
  - Re: one of the oldest cheat tricks in athletics - Publius - 2/26/2002 7:44:10 PM
  - Re: Blood Letting - Raoul - 2/26/2002 5:23:17 PM
  - Re: International Competition & Fame . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 2:18:12 PM
- Russia Outraged Over Olympic Decisions . . . - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 9:14:45 AM
  - Bad Will Games, or What About Your Hemoglobin . . . ? - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 9:34:33 AM
  - Re: Russia Outraged Over Olympic Decisions . . . - Raoul - 2/25/2002 9:31:25 AM

Ohio Civil Support Team Certified . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 7:41:41 PM

We are the Dead . . . - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 12:16:44 PM
- We, The Living. - ebnelson - 2/25/2002 3:02:52 PM
- A little love is not much to ask - FrankC - 2/25/2002 2:16:13 PM
- Trying again: One man's answer to "Why do they hate us?" - Larry J - 2/25/2002 1:50:39 PM
  - Re: Upsetting . . . ? - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 3:38:13 PM
- One man's answer to "Why do they hate us? (n/t) - Larry J - 2/25/2002 1:41:18 PM
- Re: We are the Dead . . . - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2002 1:28:42 PM
  - There's a disconnect between the article and your prose, Tom. - alcaray - 2/26/2002 6:06:47 PM
  - C'mon now, Brosz - Bowser - 2/25/2002 1:49:46 PM
    - I can't believe you're pulling that old one... - Tom Brosz - 2/25/2002 4:39:49 PM
      - You may well be right... - Bowser - 2/26/2002 5:47:17 PM
        
        Just out of curiosity... - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 12:00:37 PM
        
        Embargos - Bowser - 2/26/2002 3:40:19 PM
        
        Re: Embargos - Marcia - 2/26/2002 4:29:24 PM
  - Re: It's a pro-Islam journal, Tom . . . - D. Spires - 2/25/2002 1:45:50 PM

World's No. 1 Arms Empire Springs Leak . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 4:38:56 PM

New Clues Suggest al-Qaida Leader is Alive on Afghan Border . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 4:29:21 PM

'I Think [Osama bin Laden] has Shot Himself in the Foot' . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 4:12:43 PM

Franks Cast Doubts on Raid Victims' Innocence . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 3:54:34 PM

Team Canada Takes Gold in Olympic Hockey !!! - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 11:18:04 AM
- Canada's national sport... - McFly - 2/25/2002 7:41:56 PM
  - I know, but I won't spoil it for other posters, yet. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 2/25/2002 8:46:21 PM
  - Boy, you left yourselves wide open. - RobVG - 2/25/2002 7:52:42 PM
    - You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman :-) (n/t) - McFly - 2/25/2002 8:00:06 PM
      - You Sir, are too kind. What's the answer? (n/t) (n/t) - RobVG - 2/25/2002 3:18:47 PM
        
        Oh, for crying out loud. The answer is... - Mary Anne - 2/25/2002 5:16:32 PM
        
        Full points to Mary Anne - McFly - 2/26/2002 3:48:34 PM
- Congratulations!! - Mary Anne - 2/24/2002 11:26:55 AM
  - Re: Congratulations!! - Success_Machine - 2/24/2002 4:40:37 PM
    - Hey SM! What kind of Canadian are you?? - LJ - 2/25/2002 4:55:21 PM
    - Re: Congratulations!! - Marcia - 2/25/2002 4:06:12 PM

Anti-gun "scholarchip" called into serious question - p - 2/25/2002 7:05:31 PM
- Of course they didn't need guns - Scott - 2/25/2002 8:57:20 PM
- LOL - Mary Anne - 2/25/2002 7:09:10 PM
  - Guns and our ancestors - Tom Brosz - 2/26/2002 12:25:15 PM

U.S. Troops Fight Peacekeeper Duties . . . - D. Spires - 2/26/2002 12:16:15 PM

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